hiding dates on a timeline

[time4u2go]

Does anybody know how to hide the date display for milestones on a timeline?
In other words, I will enter the date into the milestone's configuration so
that it shows up on the timeline at the right place, but I want to hide it
showing the date, and have it only show the milestone's name. Thanks.

 

[John Goldsmith]

The simplest method would be to edit the Document stencil Master. So:

1 - File/Shapes/Show Document Stencil

2 - In the Document Stencil right click on the Master you're after and
select Edit Master/Edit Master Shape

3 - The milestone is a 'Group' shape and has a setting to protect its
children so select the shape and click Show ShapeSheet from the Window menu

4 - Scroll down the ShapeSheet to the "Protection" section, find the
"LockGroup" cell and change its value to 0

5 - Now select the Date text shape (you may need to click twice as the first
click will only select the Group shape if its not selected already)

6 - With the Date shape selected, select "Protection..." from the Format
menu and uncheck the "From deletion" checkboxpress F2 and delete the
highlighted text

7 - Return to the group shape's ShapeSheet and change the "LockGroup" cell
back to 1. Close the ShapeSheet window.

8 - Close the Master edit window and accept the "Update shapes" message

9 - Right click the Master in the Document Stencil once more and select Edit
Master/MasterProperties...

10 - Check the "Match master by name on drop" checkbox

Note that this will be a permenant change for the respective document, so
you might want to test it on a copy first. As an alternative to deleting
the Date shape you might want to add a true/false type custom property
(Shape Data in 2007) to the page shapesheet, named something like "Show
milestone dates", that you could reference from the Date shape's Text Field
cell. Of course if this is the first time you've met the ShapeSheet then
you might be more comfortable with the above.

Hope that helps

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[amy]

I have the same question! There is a way to do this in the older version of
visio, but my new version (2007) doesn't seem to allow it. Have you recieved
any replies to your question?

 

[John Goldsmith]

Hello Amy,

I replied to this one a little while ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...s+on+a+timeline&rnum=3&hl=en#2ea07e2202cad1df

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[Agne Balkeviciute lajiene]

After several unsucesfull trials of inteligent way suggested in there, decided to continue in a simple way:

1) select milestone shape
2) right click / format / text
3) set font colour to you background and size to 1 pt

Good luck!
Agne

Does anybody know how to hide the date display for milestones on a timeline?
In other words, I will enter the date into the milestone's configuration so
that it shows up on the timeline at the right place, but I want to hide it
showing the date, and have it only show the milestone's name. Thanks.

1 - File/Shapes/Show Document Stencil

2 - In the Document Stencil right click on the Master you're after and
select Edit Master/Edit Master Shape

3 - The milestone is a 'Group' shape and has a setting to protect its
children so select the shape and click Show ShapeSheet from the Window menu

4 - Scroll down the ShapeSheet to the "Protection" section, find the
"LockGroup" cell and change its value to 0

5 - Now select the Date text shape (you may need to click twice as the first
click will only select the Group shape if its not selected already)

6 - With the Date shape selected, select "Protection..." from the Format
menu and uncheck the "From deletion" checkboxpress F2 and delete the
highlighted text

7 - Return to the group shape's ShapeSheet and change the "LockGroup" cell
back to 1. Close the ShapeSheet window.

8 - Close the Master edit window and accept the "Update shapes" message

9 - Right click the Master in the Document Stencil once more and select Edit
Master/MasterProperties...

10 - Check the "Match master by name on drop" checkbox

Note that this will be a permenant change for the respective document, so
you might want to test it on a copy first. As an alternative to deleting
the Date shape you might want to add a true/false type custom property
(Shape Data in 2007) to the page shapesheet, named something like "Show
milestone dates", that you could reference from the Date shape's Text Field
cell. Of course if this is the first time you've met the ShapeSheet then
you might be more comfortable with the above.

Hope that helps

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

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[Matko]

There is a way! By ading new "Data Type" from "UML Static Structure" section
of "Shapes" tool bar.
Thank God!
Matko

After several unsucesfull trials of inteligent way suggested in there,
decided to continue in a simple way:

1) select milestone shape
2) right click / format / text
3) set font colour to you background and size to 1 pt

Good luck!
Agne

Does anybody know how to hide the date display for milestones on a
timeline?
In other words, I will enter the date into the milestone's configuration
so
that it shows up on the timeline at the right place, but I want to hide
it
showing the date, and have it only show the milestone's name. Thanks.

1 - File/Shapes/Show Document Stencil

2 - In the Document Stencil right click on the Master you're after and
select Edit Master/Edit Master Shape

3 - The milestone is a 'Group' shape and has a setting to protect its
children so select the shape and click Show ShapeSheet from the Window
menu

4 - Scroll down the ShapeSheet to the "Protection" section, find the
"LockGroup" cell and change its value to 0

5 - Now select the Date text shape (you may need to click twice as the
first
click will only select the Group shape if its not selected already)

6 - With the Date shape selected, select "Protection..." from the Format
menu and uncheck the "From deletion" checkboxpress F2 and delete the
highlighted text

7 - Return to the group shape's ShapeSheet and change the "LockGroup"
cell
back to 1. Close the ShapeSheet window.

8 - Close the Master edit window and accept the "Update shapes" message

9 - Right click the Master in the Document Stencil once more and select
Edit
Master/MasterProperties...

10 - Check the "Match master by name on drop" checkbox

Note that this will be a permenant change for the respective document,
so
you might want to test it on a copy first. As an alternative to
deleting
the Date shape you might want to add a true/false type custom property
(Shape Data in 2007) to the page shapesheet, named something like "Show
milestone dates", that you could reference from the Date shape's Text
Field
cell. Of course if this is the first time you've met the ShapeSheet
then
you might be more comfortable with the above.

Hope that helps

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

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On Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:08 PM am wrote:
I have the same question! There is a way to do this in the older
version of
visio, but my new version (2007) doesn't seem to allow it. Have you
recieved
any replies to your question?

"time4u2go" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:05 PM John Goldsmith wrote:
Hello Amy,

I replied to this one a little while ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...s+on+a+timeline&rnum=3&hl=en#2ea07e2202cad1df

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

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[Matko]

Sorry, this replay wasn't ment for Your post My fault!
Matko

There is a way! By ading new "Data Type" from "UML Static Structure"
section of "Shapes" tool bar.
Thank God!
Matko

After several unsucesfull trials of inteligent way suggested in there,
decided to continue in a simple way:

1) select milestone shape
2) right click / format / text
3) set font colour to you background and size to 1 pt

Good luck!
Agne

Does anybody know how to hide the date display for milestones on a
timeline?
In other words, I will enter the date into the milestone's configuration
so
that it shows up on the timeline at the right place, but I want to hide
it
showing the date, and have it only show the milestone's name. Thanks.

The simplest method would be to edit the Document stencil Master. So:

1 - File/Shapes/Show Document Stencil

2 - In the Document Stencil right click on the Master you're after and
select Edit Master/Edit Master Shape

3 - The milestone is a 'Group' shape and has a setting to protect its
children so select the shape and click Show ShapeSheet from the Window
menu

4 - Scroll down the ShapeSheet to the "Protection" section, find the
"LockGroup" cell and change its value to 0

5 - Now select the Date text shape (you may need to click twice as the
first
click will only select the Group shape if its not selected already)

6 - With the Date shape selected, select "Protection..." from the
Format
menu and uncheck the "From deletion" checkboxpress F2 and delete the
highlighted text

7 - Return to the group shape's ShapeSheet and change the "LockGroup"
cell
back to 1. Close the ShapeSheet window.

8 - Close the Master edit window and accept the "Update shapes" message

9 - Right click the Master in the Document Stencil once more and select
Edit
Master/MasterProperties...

10 - Check the "Match master by name on drop" checkbox

Note that this will be a permenant change for the respective document,
so
you might want to test it on a copy first. As an alternative to
deleting
the Date shape you might want to add a true/false type custom property
(Shape Data in 2007) to the page shapesheet, named something like "Show
milestone dates", that you could reference from the Date shape's Text
Field
cell. Of course if this is the first time you've met the ShapeSheet
then
you might be more comfortable with the above.

Hope that helps

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

I have the same question! There is a way to do this in the older
version of
visio, but my new version (2007) doesn't seem to allow it. Have you
recieved
any replies to your question?

:

Hello Amy,

I replied to this one a little while ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...s+on+a+timeline&rnum=3&hl=en#2ea07e2202cad1df

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk



Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
Book Review: Excel 2010 - The Missing Manual [OReilly]
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